VOIP in Bangladesh

Int’l telecoms and voip connectivity to shut for four hours Oct 29

October 18th, 2010 by VOIP Bangladesh

International telecoms, internet and all voip connections will remain disconnected for about four hours from 1:00am on October 29 for power configuration of the South East Asia-Middle East-West Europe 4 submarine cable (SEA-ME-WE-4) link in Singapore. Read the rest of this entry »

Govt Opening up VoIP – 3,500 new licences in three months

October 1st, 2010 by VOIP Bangladesh

The government has decided to issue more than 3,500 licences to the local entrepreneurs for handling international calls to and from Bangladesh through voice over internet protocol technology, which is still prohibited under the existing law. Read the rest of this entry »

Govt move is underway to bring VoIP under legal cover

March 22nd, 2010 by VOIP Bangladesh

A move is underway to bring illegal VoIP (voice over internet protocol) under a legal framework by renting out E1 connections to the operators. Read the rest of this entry »

BTRC has decided to reactivate phone connections

March 22nd, 2010 by VOIP Bangladesh

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has decided to activate the private land phone connections, which were switched off over allegation against the operators of having involvement with illegal call termination. Read the rest of this entry »

BTRC will continue its investigation of illegal VoIP activities

March 21st, 2010 by VOIP Bangladesh

The BTRC will continue its investigation of illegal VoIP activities by any telephone operator or Internet service provider and shut them down, if found guilty, as it did in cases of three private landline companies and 18 ISPs recently. Read the rest of this entry »

BTRC to take action against WorldTel

March 18th, 2010 by VOIP Bangladesh

BTRC is set to take legal action against the private land phone operator WorldTel Bangladesh for its alleged involvement in illegal VoIP business, said a BTRC official yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »

Cut in call charge to check illegal VoIP

March 16th, 2010 by VOIP Bangladesh

Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTCL) yesterday urged a cut in international incoming call charge, which it said will help check illegal call termination through VoIP (voice over internet protocol) technology. Read the rest of this entry »

Internet service Providers to roll out voice services in Bangladesh

March 15th, 2010 by VOIP Bangladesh

The users connected to the internet through local internet service providers (ISPs) can now talk to each other and telecom subscribers, as the telecom regulator made a tariff directive to commercially launch IP telephony services. Read the rest of this entry »

Govt to issue more licences for VOIP Business in Bangladesh

January 18th, 2010 by VOIP Bangladesh

The government has decided in principle to issue more VoIP licences for handling international calls to trigger a price war and bring illegal VoIP operators under a legal framework. Read the rest of this entry »

PM against illegal VoIP business

January 17th, 2010 by VOIP Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the authorities concerned to immediately stop illegal use of voice over Internet protocol (VoIP).

“I sometimes got mobile phone calls Read the rest of this entry »